Combined water bottle and heater for fountain-syringes.



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CHRISTIAN W. MEINECKE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 MEINECKE &

COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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COMBINED WATER BOTTLE AND HEATER FOR FQUNTAIN-SYRINGES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Application filed October 31, 1913. Serial No. 798,452.

ing at Jersey City, county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Combined Water- Bottle and Heater for Fountain-Syringes, of w'hich the following is a specification. 1 My invention relates to a device which may be used as a wa ter'bottlefor sick room purposes in the-usual way, and also for the purpose of heating liquid as it flows from a fountain syringe. I

My invention will be found of particular service in connection witha fountain syringe when the latter is employed to admlnister saline solutions" according to the drip or drop by drop method.

My invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings in which,

F igurel representsa perspective view of, a fountain syringe arranged for the rectal administration of saline solutions by the drip method, my improved heating. device being applied. thereto; Fig. 2 represents, on a. larger scale, a side view, part section, of my heating device proper and shows that portion of the syringe tube through and along which the fiuid is heated; Fig. 3 represents an edge view of the structure shown in F 1g. 2; and Fig. 4 represents a section, as viewed from above, taken along the line 44 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings 1, is a metallic receptacle or irrigetor reservoir provided with an internal system of graduations 2, by means of whichthe fluid contents can at all times be read off. An outlet 3, at the bottom of this receptacle connects to a flexible rubber tu e 4 provided with a shut-off valve 5 and a regulator valve 6. A glass bulb 7, having a short section of glass tube 8 sealed in the top thereof, is inserted in the tube 4 just below the regulator valve 6. A short rubber tube 9 connects the bottom of bulb'7 with one upper branch of a Y-shaped glass connector 10, the other upper branch of which opens .into anauxiliary tube 10 terminated by a hook-shaped glass tube, which may conveniently overhang theedge of the reservoir 1. The bottom branch of connector 10 opens into a rubber tube 11, the lower extremity of which is connected by means of a connecting glass 12 to oneend of a heating section 13, the other end of section 13 being connected through a second connecting glassfl l to a. rectal tube 15.

A metallic water bottle 16 has. a metallic tube 17 passing diagonally through it from the upper front left hand portion to'thelower rear right hand portion. The inner diameter of this tube is such that it closely embraces without compressing the rubber tube 13 and the ends of the tube are soldered, welded or otherwise suitably fastened to the edges of suitable h oles made in the side walls of the water bottle.

The connectors 12 and 14 are located just outside the walls of the water bottle and, when in position, expand the ends of tube 13 sufliciently to prevent this tube from being withdrawn.

Disregardlng the water bottle for a moment, the operation of the rest of the apparatus, as is well known, is as follows; The

receiver 1 is filled with a. suitable saline solution, and shutoff valve 5 being opened, the regulator valve 6 is adjusted so as to permit the solution to fall into bulb 7 from the outlet 8 at the desired rate, say 6. g., 30 to, 60 drops per minute. These'drops pass on through tubes 9, 10, 11, etc., and out of the rectal tube 15.

The auxiliary tube 10', the glass end of which is shown hooked over the reservoir, takes care of any gases emitted without danger of the rectal tube being expelled.

In the administration of saline solutions by this method, it is important that the solution itself should reach the rectum at about blood heat. It is usual toattempt to secure this result either by heating the solution before it is put into the receptacle or else by ice The above methods of heating, whilethey I provide for the initial heating of the liquid, do not, however, insure that the saline solution shall have the required heat after it has passed through the necessarily somewhat.

long tube. Obviously a great deal of he t a is necessarily lost during this movement? 50f.

the fiuid on account of the relatively large radiating surfacev of jthe conveying tube as compared with the amount of fluid which is flowing. As a matter of fact the average loss'between' the reservoir outlet nozzle and the rectum is about 40 F; p With my invention the fluid is reheated a sufiicient amount at a point in the supply tube as near as possible to'the'end of the rectal' tube. This is adcomplished by filling.

the water bottle 16 with hot .vater, from -which heat is transmitted through the metallic tube 17 and the, wall of the rubber tube 1 13, to the fluid which flows therethrough.

The tube 13 embraced by'the water bottle water bottle 16 may be renewed from time By disconnecting 0on to time as it cools. 'nectors 12 and 14 the tube 13 may be removed and the water bottle 16 used in the usual way as an ordinary hotwater bottle. I have shown my improved water bottle 7 as having only one straight tube 17 This tube, howevenmay be replaced by as many tubes suitably connected together .as may be desired and the tube, instead of being straight, may be curved, in either of which cases the length of tubing through which the fluid must pass may be correspondingly increased and therefore, the time during which the fluid receives heat is also increased.

Any form of water bottle may, of course be used to heat the saline solution, provided it have the tube 17 or an equivalent'inserted and any such bottle would of course, lie within the scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1; A combined water bottle and heater for fountain syringe comprising a metallic receptacle adapted, to contain hot water and provided with a metal tube passing therethrough, said tube having its ends open and united with the walls of the receptacle, as and for the purpose described.

2. In combination a metallic water bottle having a metal heating tube passing there through, said tube having its ends open and united with the walls of the receptacle, a rubber tube passing through said heating tube and means for retaining said rubber tube in place.

3. As a new article of manufacture an elongated rectangularly shaped metal water bottle and a metallic heating tube passing diagonally through said bottle from end to end said tube having its ends open and united with the walls of the water bottle, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTIA \V. MEINECKE. lVitnesses:

Emma G. \VILLYOUXG,

JOHN A. Knnnuxnecw.

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